The Fighting Dragon : How to Defeat the Yugoslav Attack - Paul Powell

The Fighting Dragon

How to Defeat the Yugoslav Attack

By: Paul Powell

Paperback | 1 December 2016

At a Glance

Paperback


$34.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.69 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 10 to 15 business days

What's the best way to start learning a new opening? You can either fill your head with masses of variations and then try to keep it all straight at the chessboard, or you can absorb key patterns and themes that crop up over and over again in your chosen variation. In The Fighting Dragon, NM Paul Powell takes the second approach. Using a carefully selected collection of short games from international play, Powell shows the dangers that lurk for White in one of the sharpest lines from the whole Sicilian complex, the Yugoslav Attack. In the process, the author lays out a different approach to mastering not just the opening, but both chess and even life itself. Trying out different ideas is essential to chess improvement, and so The Fighting Dragon showcases a variety of ways for Black to handle White's responses. After taking in the key concepts, aspiring Dragon players can then deepen their understanding with three dozen critical test positions. "I will not worry about winning or losing rating points," writes Powell in the Introduction, "I will embrace the spirit of a warrior." Take up The Fighting Dragon and start your journey.

More in The Game of Chess

Chess For Dummies : For Dummies - James Eade

RRP $41.95

$32.50

23%
OFF
Logical Chess : Move by Move : Every Move Explained - Irving Chernev
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Bobby Fischer
How to Play Chess - DK

RRP $27.99

$26.50

The Caro-Kann the Easy Way : Batsford Chess - Thomas Engqvist

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Art of Learning : An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Josh Waitzkin
How To Choose A Chess Move - Andrew Soltis

RRP $32.99

$30.25

Conceptual Rook Endgames - Jacob Aagaard
Theoretical Rook Endgames - Sam Shankland
Chess For Children Activity Book : Volume 2 - Sabrina Chevannes
Chess Players : From Charlie Chaplin to Wu-Tang Clan - Dylan Loeb McClain